Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-26
THE NEWS In VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.

Chittenden County.
UNDERHlLL.
Service and the holy communion with
quarterly offerings for missions, at Cal
vary (EpiscopaD church, VILLAGE of Under
hill, on Sunday next, August 2S, at p. m.
CHARLOTTE.
The funeral of the late Charles S.
Wooster held Thursday the 18th from his
late residence, was under the manage
ment of John II. Thorp The service was
conducted by the assistant rector of St,
Paulis church. Burlington, Rev j. b. Pit
man, Burlington. ....S; f. Russell and
wife of this place and Ira p. Russell and
wife of Burlington started Monday, the
22d for trip in private conveyance
through northern New York to be gone
some three weeks visiting friends and
stopping at points y of. OF interest along the
house on his Meech farm to be occupied
this fall .....C Charles +. Wells, one of our
young men, recently returned from a
couple years successful residence in Min
nesota and Dakota. Speaking of Eastern
tuoney in Dakota he says there are great
many safe loans and any number of
cases where parties had better place
money at four per cent here. He was
offered quarter section of farm land for
S3IO that had an eastern mortgage on it
for $500. .... There is no doubt but pota-
this section. Tops died with the rust too
early in the season. ...... Several candidates
for admission to the Yacht club who re-
Gently touched bottom at Thompson's
The captains injunction to mot let any
body know anything about this" has been
strictly complied with. .. In threshing
farmers find oats yielding about half a
crop, and light weight at that The rust
did it,. Several lively runaways in
hnN n n tn1 nctr1tn tn1 IN, 81; e
harm to persons or teams. Charles H.
Mcneil has put up IA wind mill to force
water from the lake to his house and
barns.
ESSEN JUNCTION
E. j, Baker has gone to visit friends
near Lake George, n. Y..... John Doher-
ty and wife spent a few days visiting
their parents last week. They now live at
Bellows Falls. Mr.. George Grout and
wife are visiting their sister, Mrs. NJ. A.
Bingham. They have been visiting
friends in Vermont and New Hampshire
for some time but will return soon to their
home in Kansas City Carlisle Ferrn
has gone to South Hero to spend Il few
days camping with his chum, Ned vii
liams, of Underhill.
The game of base ball between the fat
men and the lean men Saturday afternoon
resulted in score of A to 20 in favor OF
the fat men. The game was called ut the
end OF the eighth inningsl 1t being o o'clock.
The Essex band was present and dis
coursed excellent music. A large number
witnessed the game and there was lots of
fun. .....The lawn sociable at DR.. Ferrin s
FRIDAY evening was a great success. "A
large number being present aud a good
time reported.
COLCHESTER.
Several of our young people took in the
excursion to Providence island last Friday
and all report a delightful time. GRAIN
is nearly all harvested in this section and
an averave yield is expected "A. w.
Howard and c. j. Lord accompanied by
their wives returned from few days fish
ing trip up the lake. last Monday. About
100 attended the lawn social at Col Nun
sons Wednesday evening and "a pleasant
time was enjoyed by al. W. H. Mcbride
has been appointed highway commissioner
III the Maletts bay district, vice Frank Col
Inns resigned. A daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Wright Mrs George
l.. Doe of Hopbinton, Mass, who has been
visiting her parents for the past few weeks,
returned to her home last Tuesday
Potatoes will he a short crop this season.
The Sunday school services at the
brick school house in district No. 2 have
been discontinued Miss Tade Bates i,
visiting relatives in Richmond. John
Hubert has been very sick for the past two
weeks but is now convalescent.-
+, b. Falnsworth of CRANKY, +. O.. is Wis
ting friends in town Small fruit i,
abundant. The rain Thursday did lnucl
good to the corn CROP A number o
farmers are getting their fancy live stocl
ready for the county fair to be held at Dun
bars Aug 81 and Sept / and ,.
JERICHO CENTRE.
Mrs. Russell French is verysck and no
eXpct I'd to live --The mother of Gayn
fease Is also very sick at her sons, Georg,
Pease S Ill Bolton. She is 90 years old, anC
her recovery is not expected Miss Hat
tie Hovey is engaged to teach the schoo
In district No. |, this fall. She also ha!
one music scholar.-The Suuday-school
of Jericho, Underhill and Bolton are t,
have picnic at Underhill Centre, Thur.
day of this week. The Bolton band are t.
furnish the music. Mr. George Leitch i
to give an illustrated lecture on the life
habits and religion of the Hndoo, at tn
Congregational church in this place ol
Wedneday evening of this week All ar
invited, as it is a free entertainment
A Mrs. Wheeler, living in Mrs. Hale
house on Lee river is not expected to live
She lately moved from Burlington.
Quite number from here visited the slid
on Mansfield Mountain last Saturday, an
they report the sight to be seen there. we
worth the time and trouble to get there
-Mr Cook and Ed Nealy are dom
quite business in the pump business. The
are selling chain pump, and it gives goo
satisfaction to those who use it.-Th
potato crop in this town will be very small
good many pieces will not return the so
planted, Oats and wheat are not as goo
as usual IA large gang of men an
teams under the direction of f. S. Ransol
worked last week near the cheese factory
repairing the highway. The cost of thd
washout to the town must have been owe
$500.
RICHMOND.
There is a rumor on the street in effec
that one night last week some one delivere
a 40 gallon cask of whiskey in Richmon
village, but not to the authorized agent f,
selling liquor, the said cask being nice
slowed away here only few trusted frien,